Flag Basket Planter
Flag Basket Planter: Turn a basket into a fabulous hanging planter for instant outdoor décor!
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Black+Decker.
I found this adorable flag basket last year in an antique store and knew it would be a perfect addition to my patriotic patio as a Flag Basket Planter.
I've been intending to do something with it ever since but it just never happened.
Wellllll, that changed over the weekend when the new BLACK+DECKER 20V MAX* Lithium Cordless Drill showed up at my doorstep.
It is B+D's latest lightweight power tool and is perfect for little projects like this.
I know I'll be using it all over the house on my to do list - you know the type of projects I mean... hang a shelf here, screw in a shadowbox there.
Little projects you set aside but never get around to because you don't have the right tools on hand or the hubby doesn't like you borrowing his (*cough, cough*).
Flag Basket Planter Supplies
I actually had everything I needed to hang this basket, I just never have.
My husband's drill is a little big for me to handle with one hand and heavy.
Plus he works long hours so I hate to bug him to help me with projects I know I should be able to do myself.
The BLACK+DECKER 20V Cordless Drill is compact and lightweight and most definitely a drill I feel like I am in total control of, even with one hand.
And, being cordless, I can use it just about anywhere I need to!
Could this basket be any cuter??
Although I picked it up at an antique store, I doubt it is an actual antique, but I've never seen another basket like it.
I thoroughly sprayed the basket with a water sealer to protect it from the elements.
I placed a flower pot in the basket and a water tray under the pot to catch excess water and filled it with geraniums.
The bottom of the basket is pretty sturdy so it should hold up to the weight of the pot, which isn't super heavy, even when the dirt is fully saturated with water.
I also already had a planter hook on hand, I just needed to spray paint it red to match the rest of my outdoor decor.
Now it's perfectly patriotic.
Flag Basket Planter: Hanging on Vinyl Siding
For the record, that is not my hairy arm in the photo.
I asked my husband to be my hand model.
After all, someone has to take the photographs, am I right??
Since the hanger fit flush against the siding we braced small pieces of scrap PVC pipe behind it.
Worked like a charm!
The BLACK+DECKER Cordless Drill had plenty of power to drive the screws into the siding.
Since the handles on the basket hang the opposite way of what the hangers requires, I wrapped heavy twine several times around the top of the handles and used that to hang the basket.
I will keep an eye on it to be sure it doesn't succumb to the elements, and if it starts to look weak I can easily and inexpensively change it out for new twine.
This Flag Basket Planter project that sat around for a year was finally complete in a matter of minutes!
Now I'm just waiting for the geraniums to really take off.
You know how little projects start to add up, and you just know you will get to them eventually if you only had access to the right tools?
Well, guys, my new BLACK+DECKER Cordless Drill is going to help me get those projects done
This post was originally shared June, 2016.
I just retired, and looking at so many projects around the house that this drill would help accomplish. My hubby's drill is too heavy for me, so I have to wait until he's ready and of course time allows for things to get done.....yep, that's what I do.
This would be MY go to to get things DONE!
Ahhh, retirement!
I am building window box planters, and Adirondack chairs out of pallets. I'm also debating whether or not to build a small table.
I'm with a few others, and would do projects I've asked my hubby to do, but he doesn't! Oh the endless possibilities!!!
I would use it to finish a project my husband started and never finished!
OOOH, I would use it to put my crate together for my sign. I had my DH to cut up a crate so I could use it to create a wood sign to hang. So now it needs to be put together so I can paint it! Nest step!
I saw your link @ Saucy Saturdays - super cute!
This is such a cute idea and I love how simple it is! What a festive way to celebrate the holiday! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday!
Oh your flag basket planter is so adorable! What a great idea! I would love to build some raised garden beds! I container garden, but would love some raised beds to give them more room!
What wouldn't I use it for? 🙂 I would finally put some decor up on the fence in my backyard, and put all kinds of new shelving up around the house (and fix the broken cabinet door in my craft room 🙂 )
This is seriously super cute. Thanks for sharing the idea with us all.
What a great idea! Great way to use every part of the watermelon! I help run the "Talk DIY to Me" link party and we will be featuring DIY planters from this week's link up! You should add this one to the party! http://mydiyenvy.com/outdoor-decor-ideas/
How embarrassing. I go to copy my hyper link and it took the last think I typed! So sorry for that! I think your flag basket is a great idea!
I love repurposing things! Cute idea for this basket! Thanks for joining the Family Joy Linkup!
I would like to build square shaped accent wall shelves and paint them a nice shade of green for my bedroom. I think they would look nice and would be great for displaying and storing items.
I would love to put together/make a little bench for my porch.
Beautiful...I would like to invite you to come party at the new Share the Love Blog Party, Monday thru Thursday. Hope to see you some time. http://homecookingrecipebox.blogspot.com/
I would use it to put my IKEA shelves together!
Just adorable, love it! Thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
I have started redoing my kitchen cabinets, painting the old ugly oak a pretty green chalk paint. I have to use my husband's drill to remove the doors and hardware, but he takes it with him when he goes on the road so I'm left waiting. Also his is large and heavy so that ts hard for me to use. I have psoratic arthritis and my hands are really bad some days. A drill like this of my very own would be a dream come true. Thanks for the chance!
I would use the drill to build shelves in the garage so I have more storage and to get the stuff up off the garage floor.
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I would add some shelves to the pantry room
I have always wanted to have some TV trays for those times when we eat dinner in the living room, so I would use these tools to make that. Ideally I would make folding tables, but my skill level may not be ready for that.
Oh, my, how I need this... Doug's drill is so heavy, and there are so many little things around the house I'd love to do without waiting for him. I'm thinking of flower baskets, birdfeeder hangers, pictures... The list goes on and on and on.
Shelving in a spare room. 🙂
I have lanterns to hang and a bookcase to assemble.
We want to change out the doors and hardware in our home for a more updated look so this would really come in handy for that.
I have a beautiful potting bench that needs to be put together. Let me tell you the drill and saw would both be put to good use on this project. I know I have other projects as well but this one has been waiting for awhile. The drill my husband has is very big and intimidating. These look cry easy to use. I hope to have some Mom tools in my future.
Congrats, Paige!! You are the winner of the giveaway! I will be emailing you shortly for your mailing address. 🙂
Thank you so much Michele! I can't wait to get them and put my potting bench together. My Mom tools are really going to come in handy. I'm sitting here thinking and my list of "things to do" is getting longer. I got your email and sent you my information last night. 😃👍🏻💕
Ooh so many projects in my head.
Main one is cute pallet patio furniture adult and kid size.
Possibilities are endless!
I have a massive Anthropology-hack mirror project that will require the use of a drill. This would be perfect!
Guilty! Military spouse here. We've relocated 11 times. Each time these projects sometime go undone. At this location, I have 3 projects that I have been putting off for almost 2 years now for lack of handy dandy fit-in-my-palm sized tools and because I can do them myself~~I just haven't got a-round-tu-it (I have a wooden coin that has those exact words on them).
Project 1: DIY photo shelf - I have a large blank canvas, approximately 40" long in our living room, have the photos framed & ready to hang up, for a statement photo display showing family in places we've been, like Turkey, England &Germany.
Project 2: 3 bathrooms deserve shabby chic shelves over the toilet to display decorative chachki's & baskets or containers that can hold toiletries. They're hidden under the sink just waiting to come out!
Project 3: in the master bathroom, there's approximately 4 to 6 inches of hidden space behind the door of the WC. I want to put a stack of 3" shelves held up by L brackets to hold all of the bottles, cans, packages & tube of toiletries that are under the high boy vanity in bins. That would free up the under sink for me to install sliding or roll out shelves. Whoops! That is probably the 4th project!
Would love to use the Black & Decker 20v cordless drill for these projects! Thank you for the opportunity to enter!
*40 feet, not inches!
I would love to make a rustic outdoor bar for our new patio.
I have some owl hangers from my mom's house that need to be up on the wall. And I have big plans for my sewing room to rearrange it... a new desk area for my second machine.
I would use this to hang all my beautiful summer decorations. We also want to build a new deck. This would be wonderful. Thank you
I'd love to have my own drill! We just bought our first house and there's tons of little projects around to do!
Hi!
I have a fireplace mantle I would like to put up! Also some shelves!
I am making a crafting area in my bedroom and I need shelves . I also would like to build some hanging baskets for my patio.
I would love to build some shelving for the inside of my home and some front porch planters and benches. Thank you for the opportunity to win these items.
I would put up shelves throughout my home.
I just purchased a tiny house, its a fixed upper, the drill would be used from hanging cabinets, to hanging flower hooks outside. I need my own drill so I don't have to borrow my boyfriends!
I have a table I can't fit into my apartment and I've been thinking of how to make it fold up. A drill like this would surely help with that project!
We will be moving soon and I will have to re do the entire front of the house decor. Thank you for the opportunity!
I would like to build a bench for our entry with this drill.
I would like to build an outdoor bench for my patio.
My cordless drill just died while I was putting up a flag pole holder on the side of the house so that's what I would finish.